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African Myths & Tales

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  1. 1The Creation of the Universeshort story
  2. 2Obatala Creates Mankindshort story
  3. 3The Creation of Manshort story
  4. 4Huveane Produces a Childshort story
  5. 5Olokun's Revengeshort story
  6. 6Agemo Outwits Olokunshort story
  7. 7The Gods Descend from the Skyshort story
  8. 8God Abandons the Earthshort story
  9. 9The Coming of Darknessshort story
  10. 10The Sun and the Moonshort story
  11. 11Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Skyshort story
  12. 12Why the Moon Waxes and Wanesshort story
  13. 13The Story of the Prince Who Insisted on Possessing the Moonshort story
  14. 14The Girl of the Early Race, Who Made Starsshort story
  15. 15The Story of the Lightning and the Thundershort story
  16. 16How Death First Entered the Worldshort story
  17. 17Wanjiru, Sacrificed by Her Familyshort story
  18. 18The Chameleonshort story
  19. 19King Kitamba kia Xibashort story
  20. 20Ngunza Kilundu Kia Ngunzashort story
  21. 21The Man Who Would Shoot Iruwashort story
  22. 22The Thunder's Brideshort story
  23. 23The Road to Heavenshort story
  24. 24The Son of Kimanaueze and the Daughter of the Sun and Moonshort story
  25. 25The Tale of Murileshort story
  26. 26Kwege and Bahatishort story
  27. 27An African 'Holle' Storyshort story
  28. 28Nunda the Slayer and the Origin of the One-Eyedshort story
  29. 29Why Dead People are Buriedshort story
  30. 30The King and the Ju Ju Treeshort story
  31. 31How the Cannibals Drove the People from Insofan Mountain to the Cross River (Ikom)short story
  32. 32How Anansi Became a Spidershort story
  33. 33Anansi Obtains the Sky-God's Storiesshort story
  34. 34Anansi and the Corn Cobshort story
  35. 35Tortoise and the Wisdom of the Worldshort story
  36. 36The Tortoise and the Baboonshort story
  37. 37Tortoise and the Hot-Water Testshort story
  38. 38The Tortoise and the Elephantshort story
  39. 39Elephant and Tortoiseshort story
  40. 40The Tortoise with a Pretty Daughtershort story
  41. 41Tortoises Hunting Ostrichesshort story
  42. 42Concerning the Leopard, the Squirrel, and the Tortoiseshort story
  43. 43The Story of the Leopard, the Tortoise, and the Bush Ratshort story
  44. 44The Jackal and the Springshort story
  45. 45The Name of the Treeshort story
  46. 46The Tortoise and the Monitorshort story
  47. 47How the Tortoise Overcame the Elephant and the Hippopotamusshort story
  48. 48The Elephant and the Tortoise; or, Why Worms Are Blind and Why Elephant Has Small Eyesshort story
  49. 49The King's Magic Drumshort story
  50. 50Why the Worms Live Underneath the Groundshort story
  51. 51How the Leopard Got His Spotsshort story
  52. 52The Donkey Who Sinnedshort story
  53. 53The Two Sunsshort story
  54. 54Gihilihili: The Snake-manshort story
  55. 55The Story of the Hunters and the Big Snakeshort story
  56. 56The Sultan's Snake-Childshort story
  57. 57Morongoe the Snakeshort story
  58. 58How Ra-Molo Became a Snakeshort story
  59. 59The Maid and Her Snake-lovershort story
  60. 60The Ape, the Snake, and the Lionshort story
  61. 61The Physician's Son and the King of the Snakesshort story
  62. 62The Goat, the Lion, and the Serpentshort story
  63. 63How the Dog Came to Live with Manshort story
  64. 64The White Man and Snakeshort story
  65. 65The Story of Kitinda and Her Wise Dogshort story
  66. 66The Legend of the Leopardess and Her Two Servants, Dog and Jackalshort story
  67. 67The Truth About Cock's Combshort story
  68. 68Chameleon Wins a Wifeshort story
  69. 69The Chief and the Tigersshort story
  70. 70The Tiger, the Ram, and the Jackalshort story
  71. 71The Lion of Mandashort story
  72. 72The Trapper, the Lion and the Hareshort story
  73. 73The Hyaena and the Moonbeamshort story
  74. 74The Jackal, the Hare and the Cockshort story
  75. 75A Jackal and a Wolfshort story
  76. 76The Jackal and the Wolfshort story
  77. 77The Lion, the Jackal, and the Manshort story
  78. 78The Lion and Jackalshort story
  79. 79The Hunt of Lion and Jackalshort story
  80. 80Jackal and Monkeyshort story
  81. 81Jackal's Brideshort story
  82. 82The Story of Hareshort story
  83. 83Cloud Eatingshort story
  84. 84Lion's Illnessshort story
  85. 85Cock and Jackalshort story
  86. 86Jackal, Dove, and Heronshort story
  87. 87The Lion, the Hyaena and the Hareshort story
  88. 88The Hare and the Lionshort story
  89. 89The Lion, the Hyena, and the Rabbitshort story
  90. 90How a Hunter Obtained Money from His Friends the Leopard, Goat, Bush Cat, and Cock, and How He Got Out of Repaying Themshort story
  91. 91Why the Bat Flies by Nightshort story
  92. 92Why the Bat Is Ashamed to Be Seen in the Daytimeshort story
  93. 93Concerning the Woman, the Ape, and the Childshort story
  94. 94The Fish and the Leopard's Wife; or, Why the Fish Lives in the Watershort story
  95. 95Why the Flies Bother the Cowsshort story
  96. 96Why the Bush Cow and the Elephant are Bad Friendsshort story
  97. 97Why the Cat Kills Ratsshort story
  98. 98The Affair of the Hippopotamus and the Tortoise; or, Why the Hippopotamus Lives in the Watershort story
  99. 99Segu the Honey-Guideshort story
  100. 100Bata the Duckshort story
  101. 101Why a Hawk Kills Chickensshort story
  102. 102The King and the 'Nsiat Birdshort story
  103. 103Concerning the Hawk and the Owlshort story
  104. 104The 'Nsasak Bird and the Odudu Birdshort story
  105. 105The Election of the King Bird (The Black-and-White Fishing Eagle)short story
  106. 106The Kites and the Crowsshort story
  107. 107Tink-Tinkjeshort story
  108. 108The Lost Messageshort story
  109. 109The Monkey's Fiddleshort story
  110. 110The World's Rewardshort story
  111. 111The Lioness and the Ostrichshort story
  112. 112Crocodile's Treasonshort story
  113. 113The Judgment of Baboonshort story
  114. 114Lion and Baboonshort story
  115. 115The Zebra Stallionshort story
  116. 116When Lion Could Flyshort story
  117. 117Lion Who Thought Himself Wiser than His Mothershort story
  118. 118Lion Who Took a Woman's Shapeshort story
  119. 119The Man Who Found a Lion in a Caveshort story
  120. 120The Young Man of the Ancient Race, who was carried off by a Lion, when asleep in the Fieldshort story
  121. 121Why Has Jackal a Long Black Stripe on His Back?short story
  122. 122Horse Cursed by Sunshort story
  123. 123Lion's Defeatshort story
  124. 124The Elephant and the Lionshort story
  125. 125The Monkey, the Shark, and the Washerman's Donkeyshort story
  126. 126The Legend of the Cunning Terrapin and the Craneshort story
  127. 127The Legend of Kibatti the Little, Who Conquered all the Great Animalsshort story
  128. 128The Partnership of Rabbit and Elephant, and What Came of Itshort story
  129. 129The Boy Kinneneh and the Gorillashort story
  130. 130A Hospitable Gorillashort story
  131. 131The City of the Elephantsshort story
  132. 132The Animals and the Wellshort story
  133. 133The Hare, the Hyena and the Pot of Beansshort story
  134. 134The Roasted Guinea-fowlshort story
  135. 135The Hyena Kills the Hare's Mothershort story
  136. 136The Hare Overcomes Both Rhino and Hipposhort story
  137. 137The Hare Decides a Caseshort story
  138. 138The Hare's Endshort story
  139. 139The Varanus in the Treeshort story
  140. 140The Shrew-mouse Helps the Manshort story
  141. 141The Mantis Assumes the Form of a Hartebeestshort story
  142. 142Gaunu-tsaxau, the Baboons and the Mantisshort story
  143. 143The Mason Wasp and His Wifeshort story
  144. 144The Vultures, Their Elder Sister, and Her Husbandshort story
  145. 145Stories of Wit and Wisdom: Introductionshort story
  146. 146The Rich Man and the Poor Manshort story
  147. 147How Walukaga Answered the Kingshort story
  148. 148The Young Man and the Skullshort story
  149. 149The Story of the Gluttonshort story
  150. 150The Feastshort story
  151. 151The Three Testsshort story
  152. 152The Two Roguesshort story
  153. 153The Girls Who Wanted New Teethshort story
  154. 154The Kinyamkela's Bananasshort story
  155. 155The Two Brothersshort story
  156. 156Morena-Y-A-Letsatsi, or the Sun Chiefshort story
  157. 157The Tale of Nyengebuleshort story
  158. 158The Story of Takaneshort story
  159. 159How Khosi Chose a Wifeshort story
  160. 160The Village Maiden and the Cannibalshort story
  161. 161Lelimo and the Magic Capshort story
  162. 162The Famineshort story
  163. 163Pemba Muhorishort story
  164. 164The Cat's Tailshort story
  165. 165The Young Thiefshort story
  166. 166The Woodcutter and His Donkeyshort story
  167. 167Kitangatanga of the Seashort story
  168. 168The Story of Kibaraka and the Birdshort story
  169. 169The Story of the Foolsshort story
  170. 170The Poor Man and His Wife of Woodshort story
  171. 171Binti Ali the Clevershort story
  172. 172Lila and Filashort story
  173. 173Ali of the Crooked Armshort story
  174. 174Feeding the Hungryshort story
  175. 175Shani and Tabakshort story
  176. 176A Man and His Mother-in-Lawshort story
  177. 177The Magic Date Treesshort story
  178. 178Paka the Catshort story
  179. 179The Tale of the Merchant and His Bag of Goldshort story
  180. 180The Sultan's Daughtershort story
  181. 181The Woman with Two Skinsshort story
  182. 182Ituen and the King's Wifeshort story
  183. 183Of the Pretty Stranger Who Killed the Kingshort story
  184. 184The Disobedient Daughter Who Married a Skullshort story
  185. 185The King Who Married the Cock's Daughtershort story
  186. 186The Cock Who Caused a Fight Between Two Townsshort story
  187. 187Of the Fat Woman Who Melted Awayshort story
  188. 188Of the Pretty Girl and the Seven Jealous Womenshort story
  189. 189The Lucky Fishermanshort story
  190. 190The Orphan Boy and the Magic Stoneshort story
  191. 191The Slave Girl Who Tried to Kill Her Mistressshort story
  192. 192Concerning the Fate of Essido and his Evil Companionsshort story
  193. 193The Story of the Drummer and the Alligatorsshort story
  194. 194Goso, the Teachershort story
  195. 195Haamdaaneeshort story
  196. 196Mkaaah Jeechonee, the Boy Huntershort story
  197. 197The Magician and the Sultan's Sonshort story
  198. 198The Queen of the Poolshort story
  199. 199King Gumbi and His Lost Daughtershort story
  200. 200Story of Marandashort story
  201. 201How Kimyera Became King of Ugandashort story
  202. 202The Adventures of Sarutishort story
  203. 203The Search for the Home of the Sunshort story
  204. 204Out of the Mouths of Babesshort story
  205. 205Ryangombe and Binegoshort story
  206. 206Sudika-Mbambishort story
  207. 207Kachirambe of the Anyanjashort story
  208. 208Mbega, a Child of Ill Omenshort story
  209. 209The 'Haditha yar Liongo'short story
  210. 210Hlakanyana's Precocious Development and Mischievous Pranksshort story
  211. 211The Children and the Zimwishort story
  212. 212The Magic Flightshort story
  213. 213The Ogre Husbandshort story
  214. 214The Were-Wolf Husbandshort story
  215. 215The Girl Who Married a Lionshort story
  216. 216The Hyena Bridegroomshort story
  217. 217Khodumodumo, or Kammapa, the Swallowing Monstershort story
  218. 218Untombinde and the Squatting Monstershort story
  219. 219The Devouring Pumpkinshort story